my favorite.

I'm kind of obsessed with Studio Ghibli Films.....As you can see my collection keeps growing. Each one of these movies holds a special place in my heart. They make me happy because they are simple and the most amazingly artistic movies I have ever seen. Spirited Away was the first Studio Ghibli film I saw... my first thought was this is kind of crazy but because it was different I loved it. I enjoy the morals behind the stories and what each character accomplishes. Another thing that is great about these movies is that it is something Anthony and I share a love for! haha (He used to watch Spirited Away every night in high school) I bought him Princess Mononoke for christmas in 2004 I believe and for christmas 2005 we bought each other Porco Rosso. Great minds think alike! hah (we have two of those!) I definitely recommend the Disney Sudio Ghibli films for little kids! They are so cute! I love love them!
I love this puppy! We were going on a ride to Petsmart. She keeps me company since I hardly see Anthony during the week. He started school and works late. Its fun to have her around and she has been doing really well. Puppy training classes are going great!

A spark of inspiration

Don't these somehow inspire the imagination?

Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.

by:

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

Out in the Woods

This past week I went camping for the whole week with my family. Anthony had to stay home for his nursing assistant class and for work. So I had some fun out in the woods with Tilly. Going camping for a week is kind of a long time without civilization especially a shower! It was rough not having Anthony with me because it was our first time since we've been married that we've been apart. However it was still fun playing cards, going on walks with all the grandkids(I seriously went on so many of them), picking wild strawberries(they were delicious!), being with my family, listening to the forest, watching Tilly have the time of her life, sitting around the fire listening to stories, and just enjoying nature. Camping is dirty yet pretty fun!

HOME SWEET HOME for a whole week!

Tilly loved camping. She was filthy we had to bath her twice and she still has sap on her. I feel bad though because she has been so bored this week. She will just sit there and look at me saying "I need something!" with those deep eyes. Its just too hot to go outside for very long with her.
But isn't she so cute?

Hailey my niece used weeds, flowers, and ferns to make a crown, necklace, and tu-tu. Haha it was funny but Tilly wouldn't wear it for too long.

Once Anthony came for saturday and sunday it was really fun! He got lost finding our camp at 1 in the morning. He drove like 20 miles back and forth just looking for it. He missed the 3 plate signs we had up. I'm glad he finally found us though! Here he is with Kannon!

Tilly & Rosco(Michelle's Puppy)

Camping sure is an Adventure!

Kelsey & Kasen!

Anthony's half brother & sister came to visit us! We had a blast seeing them! Kelsey is so beautiful and Kasen is so full of energy! I loved being able to see them and I know Anthony loved it too since we both haven't see them for over 3 years!

With Grandpa Hall! He is so funny and I love being around him!

Grandma and Grandpa

The Hall Family! Notice how Tilly is included in our picture.

We love you both so much! Please come and visit again!

Wind Gumballs & A Wedding

I snaped this safely inside the car to show Anthony and the Wind. He seems to be enjoying it, while on the other hand...

I am not having too much fun with my wild Hair!

SCOTT & SHERICE MILLS! MARRIED! YAY!

The Gumballs were a big hit!

And can i just say these were delicious! Amazing Cupcakes!

Congrats scotty boy and sherice! I'm soooo happy for you both!! Love you!

our little one

Meet Tilly.

Our little puppy of wildness!

She is always full of energy and loves to play! I can hardly get cute picture! (oh and can you see ginger in the back ground? she is my old 10 year old dog...i replaced her... now i'll try not to be too sad when she goes away to heaven)

We sure love our little beagle!

Poison Ball

I love these boys! haha Last tuesday Anthony and I babysat for my brother and sister in law. I had so much fun watching them play and playing with them! They are so full of energy i can barely keep up! I dont know how you do it Kari!

Well Jaxon and Kaden wanted us to play Poison Ball! Dont touch the four balls on the tramp or your out! (Only for five seconds according to the boys haha!)

Conner is so cute! I couldn't help taking a picture of him standing there watching them jump! I think is favorite part was playing soccer. Boy he sure does love to kick that ball!

Then we played CRACK THE EGG! The boys needed my help to crack Anthony open! haha

Then they wanted Anthony to bounce them!

Jaxon & Kaden kept wanting him to do it over and over! They even wanted me to do it, but it sure takes a lot of energy to bounce them high!

They are so sweet and love to play! We had so much fun but after telling a few bedtime stories(Jack and the Beanstalk...I found they could tell it better than me...Brian informed me that he got so sick of telling it he started making up his own versions. They know it well.) they feel asleep quickly which led to Anthony and I crashing on the floor. It was so much fun! I would do it again for sure! They are so cute!

captivating

So i thought i would share some of my art.

A long time ago i drew this eye on a sticky note.

I've been playing around with it and came up with these eyes.

I thought it turned out alright considering i'm not the best at photoshop. (Please dont mind the horrible eyebrows! haha)

Then i kind of like this picture i created. I color pencil/water painted the orange.
The actual painting of my orange looks more real
but this makes me happy anyways.

b & w

try taking a picture at night with no flash sometime, the results are crazy cool!

on another note i'm kind of obbsessed with this idea right now. i love taking pictures then making them black and white. i think it turned out pretty neat!

a day at the park

A little while ago when it wasn't so hot we went the the park. Anthony played some soccer and i got my little sketch book out. This is what i saw, drew it, added some touches to it, and this is what i got.

i am fascinated by trees, they are so lovely